Agreed.

I was all for Prior thinking he was doing what is right. When he started explaining himself, he made a full of himself. I almost believe him. The judge was like, not so fast Prior, not so fast, I see through you.

Far be it from me to defend Chad or John Prior. I think we all want Chad’s trial to be ‘once and done’. But I can’t help wondering about the legality of forcing Prior to stay, especially without additional pay. He has already said he can’t do it alone, and I can believe that. So, isn’t all of this stuff just preparing for an appeal after Chad’s trial? Prior already has put it on record that he can’t do a decent job. So, later, he just shrugs and says. ‘I told you so. Give my client a new trial.’ I don’t even need a crystal ball to see that coming.

@@mjdibellaI think chads wishes and the rights for him to have a trial outweigh whether Prior gets paid or not according to Judge Boyce. In the courtroom Prior admitted Chad wanted him to stay on as his lawyer and it’s also now been almost fours since the kids bodies were found

@@mjdibella yes, I worry about that too, this is a nightmare. I feel for the families and friends involved.

He has SA charges against him. Not sure how he kept his licence to practice.

This is a strategic move to delay and get the death penalty off the table Prior is a disgusting human being🤬

​@@debbiem7443I surmised that also. Just as Lori, going ahead with a speedy trial, had the death penalty taken off the table with the reason the dp expert did not have sufficient time to prepare to minimize the penalty.

....and greedy!

Ya think? lol

He took his house and money just like these Gold diggers now he wants to leave Jerk follow through dude

My exact thought!

@@laurahendricks5138 Agreed, he shouldn't have taken the case if he didn't want to go to trial. I am glad that the judge is forcing Prior to go to trial, now we get to see what bull 💩 Prior pulls together in only 12 weeks.

It looked to me like drain him of all of his money and then drop him, which is pretty shitty. He could have bowed out before his client had no money for private counsel or had him get a public defender as soon as he could be declared indigent. He literally had to keep going until he got every last drop. I don’t feel bad for Chad, but there are kids who should have got that house and that money. They are making their way through life with no parents now.

I agree 100%

That shouldn't be legal.

Just isn’t right is it.

Once a loser always a loser.

She's moved on and living a better life and she doesn't have to worry about her relationship with him, better things lie ahead and Chad will get what's coming to him, and he still has hell to look forward to. I would challenge anyone who thinks Chad is going to get away with this to think what comes next. Even the Big Bang Theory, the dust particles that sparked and the space they resided in had to have come from another source, they weren't just there. People who have seen things, people whom have seen their loved ones happy and smiling elsewhere, Chad will suffer in way or another and will answer for his choices and things will be made right, Tammy knew and does know that. Her poor family are the ones that need support and loving hands of friendship, this is an incredibly difficult time for them, Chad has even gotten to them and betrayed love can be incredibly hard to accept, but Chad is only half of their life, Tammy is the other and good half. She loves and wants the best for her children, and I'm 100% sure she would wish for nothing more than to make sure they're taken care of through this difficult time

But wait...if he is found guilty of murder or conspiracy to commit murder for Tammy,, wouldn't insurance company demand the money back? Which may be why Chad signed his house over to Prior.

He probably already has a book deal!

Me too. It’s just a feeling but it is strong.

@@cathyswaim1457 I wouldn't be surprised.

He certainly doesn't have the best reputation.

I agree. Scandalous is not an overstatement.

I agree I love Nate

Totally agree! Without Nate’s determination to see justice done, things may have gone a different direction.

💯 agree

😂 he reminds me too of one 😂

Me too! I'm sure he will be more entertaining than Lori's bump on a log attorney's!! Maybe to the point of obnoxious, but he'll look alive.

​@@dianehulet789 Lori's lawyer has "appeasement" as his trauma response. John Prior seems to have "fight" with a bit of tantrum thrown in.

A bad car salesman lol

I doubt it. It was CHADS choice to hire a lawyer who was not DP qualified and he did. He can’t blame that on the judge/court!

But it definitely will be a circus if JP has anything to do with it!

Just looking at him makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.

😊😊😊

They need to either admit that he can’t do it properly or he needs to just suck it up. Lawyers can do pro bono if they want…and he volunteered for that…they can’t complain because he is pro bono.

I think she said what everyone else was thinking

Yes she was great wasn’t she

Her response was to the point and accurate.

Amen!!!!

She's such a superstar!

I agree. I think Tammy's estate should go to her children! Using the money for his defense when he killed her is so wrong!!!

Dr. John Matthias goes into how pea brained Chad thinks, he said three years ago it's not in him to even plead guilty it's a matter of pride his ego won't ever let Chad plead guilty , and that was three years ago and Chad's still refusing to take a plea , I think Prior underestimated Chad holding out for a trial even with mountains of evidence against him.

Her children would buy it back because they have no problem renting it now from Prior. They still live there today.

Yep....bunch of freaks....poor Tammy...rest her soul..​@@janetrathnau2645

Good Lord.

He was angling for something but didn't want to have to ask- I reckon for the court to start paying him. I worry that this will be used as a reason to appeal if Chad is convicted- plus it gives his ego the protection that 'i said I couldn't do it on my own ' if there's a guilty verdict 🙄

⁠@@Truth1561yes I was thinking all the same things!

He wanted to get a really good attorney to help him try the case because he knows he is going to lose. He seems like a good match for Chad. Lots of arrogance and talk, but not really that smart when it comes right down to it.

Prior is talking out of both sides of his mouth. He is not to be believed.

Very well done, Judge Boyce!

Really???

It was on a comment this morning, I have no idea if it is true or not.

That really is..... Ugh Tammy is likely" in the beyond" and shaking her head sadly about all this aftermath. Probably hardly any of which we only are aware of the effects on her kids and grandkids. House should have been sold first thing, profit divided equally between her kids. What CHUD can afford is a public defender and that should have been his representation.

Wow, a forced move from their hometown to Rexburg, that Tammy didn't want. Then he gets a mistress. Then he kills Tammy. And now the kids won't even have their family home. They've lost everything, all because Chad wanted to be a deity and have a harem.

One of Chads kids is renting the home from Prior.

In Brazil we say, while you are coming with the flower, I already baked the cake. Judge Boyce was bringing him the cake and Prior was there with his blah blah blah. The prosecution isn’t sleeping, Prior tried a duty plan to take the death penalty, even tho he didn’t mentioned.

I was giving the benefit of doubt to Prior, it I was wrong. He could not keep his arguments. Shame on him for that. He must to fight for his client life, but not like that. It is with truth, not little duty games. Judge Boyce nailed him.

All Chad had to do is request new counsel. Under his constitutional rights, Chad would have to be appointed 2 Death Penalty qualified attorneys, and that would have set the trial back years. It was he right, yet he chose to stay with Prior. Hopefully the antics are done and let's get this over with.

Hey Prior, either get on or get off the pot. In other words you are either on the case or off the case. You can't be both.

Oh, her case was in Idaho. And she has a trial upcoming in Arizona, but already she is serving a 5x life sentence in Idaho so its not a very useful trial. 🤷🏻‍♀ Charles' family deserves to see justice for that death specifically also though.

just because she wasn’t they’re they planned it even I believe she killed the ex husband to I believe Alex was the brother who did her dirty work

Thank you! I feel the same way! He is so shady! The minute this motion was filed I knew he was angling for it. He’s trying everything he can- you know he’ll try more after this! What a schemester. And who knew I should have gone in to law? There’s a shortage in Idaho!!

He could have worked on Chad's case during the day. Then caught up with Lori's case at night by watching Nate!

I don’t think if he get 5 great lawyers, like a dream team, he won’t be send it to dead row. Lori escaped the dead penalty for a good reason, her lawyer strategy, imho. So, there will be no way that Chad isn’t going to get fried, he will. If not for his wife, but the two children.

You are correct! No apeals on that issue.

Casey Anthony didn't have a DP qualified attorney, in what everyone thought was an unwinable case. Just saying.

He'd rather die than admit it

Box turtles are much more entertaining to watch than "Chub" 😂. From the 1st pic I saw of Chad, he reminded me of a frog: his mouth always looks like he's going open it to catch a fly ;)

Ironically, even tho he pictured himself as some god figure, i always thought the exact same thing thing about Chad (whiny child who wants his way and anyone who disagrees is beneath him) so your comment just made me LOL. They deserve each other!

I agree with you that he wants more time because he's spent the last four years filing motions to delay the trial instead of actually preparing his defense. I wonder if Prior is going to pretend to have a medical emergency the day before the trial starts so that he can delay it again.

Judge Boyce was very patient, I was asking to myself, what one is it Prior? Do you wanted to get paid or not? Does only matter or not? He was a fool to bring this matter to the judge like a little child. I thought he was smarter than that, I guess I was wrong. Judge Boyce was great.

🤣

He's probably teleporting right now.

Maybe he time traveled through a portal...😂

Really is not a mentally well man. Even in Hawaii he looked zoned out.

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Me too in NZ

I think that Prior planned on backing out right before trial since he agreed to be Chad's defense attorney in exchange for his house. I think that the only work Prior did for Chad the past four years was filing motions to delay the trial. I think that he is going to start preparing his defense tomorrow. Chad is an absolute idiot and he's so stupid he didn't see that he hired a thief for a lawyer. Prior would have gotten away with stealing Chad's house if Judge Boyce hadn't nipped it in the bud.

Meh. Child killers don’t do well in prison. He will need protective custody. Stick this attention-seeking a-hole in a cell by himself. Forever.

I think it would be great if Chad showed some honesty and pled guilty! No big trial, saves everyone time and money and heartbreak. He knows honesty is the correct way to go, but he probably will not do that.

I don't think the prosecutors in this case would even consider a plea deal. Especially this far into the process. I hope I'm not wrong.

I think they might: plead guilty or no contest in exchange for life w/o parole. Then this whole mess can be over. Except for the infinite grief of the family members, that is. 🥺

@@Rg-hc6or i get the feeling that the State is not interested in a plea. They have the evidence to nail this guy to the wall. They intend to do it.

Me too, if he just explains, that is good enough to me. Love Nate!

The house hasn’t been sold. Also, I’m sure he’s had to pay a mortgage. No way with Chad’s financial history was that house paid off. Chads kids live in it and pay Prior rent. The house and land might be hard to sell because of what happened there (Tammy) and the kids being fond there. I don’t feel bad for Prior, but that house and land isn’t all that.

That is very possible, but I also think maybe Chad is willing to take a plea deal to get DP off the table. He has to be convinced he will lose a jury trial. Not sure Prior has been convincing Chad of that, but he needs to in order to facilitate a plea deal.

I totally agree with you💯%

Mr. Prior hasn't been doing his homework, that's why he's in a panic

Have You Seen The Adamson Case, in Fla? That's Been a 10 Year Doozy!!!👿

I Mean "Adelson"

Laws need to be changed to stop this......imo

@@angelaangela6875 I had it done to me at one time, some nut case suing me, so I ran to a lawyer and told him the story, he said he needed a retainer, took my money, and said, take a deep breath, don't worry anymore, I will take care of it.. End of story; he did nothing but filed a answer to the court took 5 minutes, next, 3 years later I received a Judgement. He did NOTHING, and there are stories like this every single day. NEVER TRUST A LAWYER PERIOD. I have had all bad results.

I believe I heard him mention something about the court ruling previously that it would be willing to pay for co-counsel

The majority of death penalty qualified attorneys work for “free” as far as the client not paying. They are public defenders. You just need to be indigent and have a judge appoint them for you. That’s what Prior wanted. He gets all the money and then has the state pay for the actual work to be done once there was no more money.

Cold blooded, more accurately.

Just dumb?